Tag: gender
Immutable Fact
"I'm a man. I'm a trans man. I also want to do gender the way, like butch lesbians do."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Immutable Fact Transcript for Immutable Fact So I grew...
I Wanted to Work
“He comes back… and he said, ‘I have a permanent position for you.’” https://youtu.be/GfQh0jgtdR8 Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for I Wanted to Work I started looking for a job. You know, I worked in Germany. I wanted to work....
Never Felt Pressured to Wear It
"I don’t always like to make my identity so easy for people."
Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Never Felt Pressured To Wear It Edited by Rebecca Werner Transcript for Never Felt Pressured to...
To Germany and Back
“It really makes you a woman and makes you responsible.” https://youtu.be/dlkbwnbk_Eg Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for To Germany and Back I graduated from Froebel High School, and my intention was not to go anyplace. I wanted to go to...
Not at the Expense of Being Myself
“...they wanted to fit in… they loved the idea of community… I mean, I think everybody wants that sense of belonging.”
Edited by Rebecca Werner. Transcript for Not at the Expense of Being...
In My Own Skin
"I think it's the exact opposite. I think those are the reasons I can do it." https://youtu.be/YUwOqWH3zq0 Produced by Carmen Vincent Transcript for In My Own Skin I was born in Texarkana in Texas. It's a city near where Oklahoma,...
A Well-Kept Secret
"If you don’t have access to the information, you don’t know what your potential is." https://youtu.be/ZiQ6egJ5MQs Produced by Reagan Skaggs. Transcript for A Well-Kept Secret I remember going to Pulaski. Pulaski was a middle school back then. Seventh grade, we...
Oh, Wait a Minute
"Labels started to get way too complicated." https://youtu.be/phD7Vk1r3ik Transcript for Oh, Wait a Minute There's a lot of stuff within the trans umbrella. There's transgender, there's male-to-female, female-to-male, non-binary, gender fluid, genderqueer, gender nonconforming, did I say non-binary? Third gender, two-spirit,...
Slightly Straight of Left
"I don't have a definition for everything." https://youtu.be/1QZ7ms-550g Transcript for Slightly Straight of Left I identify as just slightly left of straight. I questioned whether or not I was bi for a little while, because there are moments when I...